Charge sheet filed against 13 in Khulna double murder case
The deceased Hasib Howlader and Fazle Rabbi Rajon (right).
Police have filed a charge sheet against 13 people in the double murder of Hasib Howlader and Fazle Rabbi Rajon in Khulna.
The investigation revealed that the murders were linked to drug trafficking, extortion, establishing dominance, murder and previous enmity.
The murder plot was allegedly planned the night before the killings at a hideout belonging to criminal Imran in Sen’s Bazar in the Aichgati area of Rupsha.
Khulna Sadar Police Station Officer in Charge (Investigation) Mizanur Rahman submitted the charge sheet to Khulna court at around 12:30 pm on Wednesday.
The accused named in the charge sheet are Ejaz, Kamrul, Shuvo, Hasib, Roman, Kawa Miraj, Chingri Palash, Saifi, Munna, Lobi Gazi, Imran, Arefin and Rezaul Munshi Hridoy.
Police said Hasib Howlader and Fazle Rabbi Rajon, members of the Palash Group, a notorious criminal gang in Khulna, came to court on November 30, 2025, to appear in an arms case.
After completing their court appearance, the two friends were standing in front of a tea stall on the road outside the court around noon. At that time, members of a rival criminal group attacked them with machetes and firearms, killing both.
Investigation Officer Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter and said the widely discussed double murder was committed over drug trafficking, extortion, establishing dominance, murder and previous enmity. The charge sheet in the case was submitted to the court on Wednesday.
